North Carolina General Assembly roll call: July 19

Published: Friday, July 19, 2013 at 1:16 p.m.

Last Modified: Friday, July 19, 2013 at 1:16 p.m.

By Capital Correspondence

RALEIGH — The following roll-call votes were recorded for area members of the North Carolina General Assembly in the week that ended July 19.

House

HR 63, Support Right to Bear Arms: Expresses support of the constitutional right of the people of this state to keep and bear arms and opposes any infringement by the federal government of the right of the people of this state to keep and bear arms. Introduced by Rep. Michael Speciale, R-Craven

Adopted 73-35.

Voting yes: Republicans Chuck McGrady, Tim Moffitt and Chris Whitmire

HB 786, Reclaim North Carolina Act: Requires the Department of Public Safety to study measures for addressing the problem of illegal immigration in this state and clarifies which employers are subject to the state's E-Verify laws. Introduced by Rep. Harry Warren, R-Rowan.

Adopted 85-28. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt

Voting no: Whitmire

SB 73, Local Workforce Development: Requires that local workforce development boards use a competitive selection process to award adult and dislocated worker services provider contracts authorized in the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Introduced by Sen. Fletcher Hartsell, R-Cabarrus.

Adopted 111-0. Sent to the governor for approval.

Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire

SB 151, Coastal Policy Reform (House version): Amends marine fisheries laws, the law governing the construction of terminal groins, and clarifies that cities and counties may enforce ordinances within the state's public trust areas. Introduced by Sen. Bill Rabon, R-Brunswick.

Adopted 72-34. Returned to the Senate for concurrence.

Voting yes: Moffitt, Whitmire

Voting no: McGrady

SB 159, Require Certain General Reappraisals: Corrects general reappraisals resulting in property values that do not comply with the requirements of North Carolina law by setting forth the steps required to bring the general reappraisal into compliance with the applicable property tax mandates. Introduced by Sen. Jeff Tarte, R-Mecklenburg.

SB 379, Expansion of Natural Gas and Propane for Agriculture: Authorizes economic development incentive programs to utilize funds to support new and expanded natural gas and propane service for agricultural projects. Introduced by Sen. Brent Jackson, R-Sampson.

Adopted 96-3. Returned to the Senate for concurrence.

Excused absence: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire

SB 444, UNC/Cherokee Language: Requires the constituent institutions of the University of North Carolina to recognize the Cherokee language as a language for which a student may satisfy a foreign language course requirement for degree completion. Introduced by Sen. Andrew Brock, R-Davie.

Adopted 108-1. Sent to the governor for approval.

Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire

SB 485, UNC Reports and E Commerce Improvements: Eliminates duplicative reporting requirements regarding personal service contracts for the University of North Carolina and allows the Board of Governors to provide for the implementation and expansion of e commerce infrastructure. Introduced by Sen. Tom Apodaca, R-Henderson.

SB 626, Animal Shelter Changes: Amends existing laws to assist owners in recovering lost pets, relieve overcrowding at animal shelters, facilitate adoptions from animal shelters, and providing for improved enforcement of that law by making it part of the animal welfare act. Introduced by Sen. Floyd McKissick, D-Durham.

Adopted 105-0. Returned to the Senate for concurrence.

Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire

Senate

HB 15, Emergency Management Changes (Senate version): Permits the use of vehicles exclusively for law enforcement, firefighting or other emergency response purposes by the Division of Parks and Recreation and the North Carolina Forest Service and directs the Department of Public Safety to study methods of allowing prisoners to contribute to cleanup and mitigation efforts in connection with states of emergency declared in this state. Introduced by Rep. John Faircloth, R-Guilford.

Adopted 48-0. Returned to the House for concurrence.

Voting yes: Republican Tom Apodaca and Democrat Martin Nesbitt

HB 269, Scholarship Grants/Children with Disabilities (Senate version): Creates special education scholarship grants for children with disabilities that will be administered by the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority. Introduced by Rep. Jonathan Jordan, R-Ashe.

HB 646, Airports Exempt from Local Tree Ordinances: Prohibits a county or city from enforcing any ordinance that regulates the trimming or removal of trees on property owned or operated by a public airport authority. Introduced by Rep. Rick Catlin, R-New Hanover.

Adopted 48-0. Sent to the governor for approval.

Voting yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt

HB 692, Amend Predatory Lending Law (Senate version): Modifies the North Carolina anti predatory lending law and limits the provisions of state mortgage lending law to being no more restrictive than federal law. Introduced by Rep. John Szoka, R-Cumberland.

Adopted 43-0. Returned to the House for concurrence.

Voting yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt

HB 936, Wildlife Poacher Reward Fund (House version): Establishes a wildlife poacher reward fund to pay rewards to persons who give information to law enforcement authorities that results in the arrest and conviction of persons who commit serious wildlife violations and authorizes the use of compensation paid to the Wildlife Resources Commission as conditions of offenders' probation as assets of the fund. Introduced by Rep. Michael Wray, D-Northampton.

Adopted 48-0. Returned to the House for concurrence.

Voting yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt

Conference reports

These bills represent final compromises between the House and Senate and were adopted concurrently.

HB 232, State Health Plan Changes: Makes technical and other changes to the State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees as requested by the State Health Plan. Introduced by Rep. Jerry Dockham, R-Davidson.

Adopted 97-0 by the House and 48-0 by the Senate. Sent to the governor for approval.

House excused absence: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire

Senate yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt

HB 250, Charter School Enrollment: Provides for enrollment priority and procedures for certain students applying to charter schools. Introduced by Rep. Hardister, R-Guilford.

Adopted 68-47 by the House and 40-9 by the Senate. Sent to the governor for approval.

House yes: McGrady, Moffitt

House no: Whitmire

Senate yes: Apodaca

Senate no: Nesbitt

HB 614, N.C. Agriculture and Forestry Act: Provides that agricultural and forestry operations are not nuisances under certain circumstances and provide for the award of costs and attorneys' fees. Introduced by Rep. Nathan Ramsey, R-Buncombe.

Adopted 103-2 by the House and 49-0 by the Senate. Sent to the governor for approval.

House yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire

Senate yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt

HB 998, Tax Simplification and Reduction Act: Simplifies the North Carolina tax structure and reduces individual and business tax rates. Introduced by Rep. David Lewis, R-Harnett.

Adopted 77-36 by the House and 32-17 by the Senate. Sent to the governor for approval.

HB 522, Foreign Laws/Protect Constitutional Rights (Senate version): Establishes protections for rights and privileges granted under the United States and North Carolina constitutions in the application of foreign law. Introduced by Rep. Marilyn Avila, R-Wake.

Adopted 31-2. Returned to the House for concurrence.

Voting yes: Apodaca

Excused absence: Nesbitt

SB 151, Coastal Policy Reform (concurrence vote): Amends marine fisheries laws, the law governing the construction of terminal groins, and clarifies that cities and counties may enforce ordinances within the state’s public trust areas. Introduced by Sen. Bill Rabon, R-Brunswick.

Adopted 28-5. Sent to the governor for approval

Voting yes: Apodaca

Excused absence: Nesbitt

SB 626, Animal Shelter Changes (concurrence vote): Amends existing laws to assist owners in recovering lost pets, relieve overcrowding at animal shelters, facilitate adoptions from animal shelters, and providing for improved enforcement of that law by making it part of the animal welfare act. Introduced by Sen. Floyd McKissick, D-Durham.

<p>By Capital Correspondence</p><p>RALEIGH — The following roll-call votes were recorded for area members of the North Carolina General Assembly in the week that ended July 19.</p><p>House</p><p>HR 63, Support Right to Bear Arms: Expresses support of the constitutional right of the people of this state to keep and bear arms and opposes any infringement by the federal government of the right of the people of this state to keep and bear arms. Introduced by Rep. Michael Speciale, R-Craven</p><p>Adopted 73-35.</p><p>Voting yes: Republicans Chuck McGrady, Tim Moffitt and Chris Whitmire</p><p>HB 786, Reclaim North Carolina Act: Requires the Department of Public Safety to study measures for addressing the problem of illegal immigration in this state and clarifies which employers are subject to the state's E-Verify laws. Introduced by Rep. Harry Warren, R-Rowan.</p><p>Adopted 85-28. Sent to the Senate for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt</p><p>Voting no: Whitmire</p><p>SB 73, Local Workforce Development: Requires that local workforce development boards use a competitive selection process to award adult and dislocated worker services provider contracts authorized in the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Introduced by Sen. Fletcher Hartsell, R-Cabarrus.</p><p>Adopted 111-0. Sent to the governor for approval.</p><p>Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire</p><p>SB 151, Coastal Policy Reform (House version): Amends marine fisheries laws, the law governing the construction of terminal groins, and clarifies that cities and counties may enforce ordinances within the state's public trust areas. Introduced by Sen. Bill Rabon, R-Brunswick.</p><p>Adopted 72-34. Returned to the Senate for concurrence.</p><p>Voting yes: Moffitt, Whitmire</p><p>Voting no: McGrady</p><p>SB 159, Require Certain General Reappraisals: Corrects general reappraisals resulting in property values that do not comply with the requirements of North Carolina law by setting forth the steps required to bring the general reappraisal into compliance with the applicable property tax mandates. Introduced by Sen. Jeff Tarte, R-Mecklenburg.</p><p>Adopted 112-0. Sent to the governor for approval.</p><p>Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire</p><p>SB 305, DMV Commission Contract Changes: Amends the public/private partnership by which the Division of Motor Vehicles issues motor vehicle titles and registrations. Introduced by Sen. Jerry Tillman, R-Randolph.</p><p>Adopted 95-15. Sent to the governor for approval.</p><p>Voting yes: Moffitt</p><p>Voting no: McGrady, Whitmire</p><p>SB 379, Expansion of Natural Gas and Propane for Agriculture: Authorizes economic development incentive programs to utilize funds to support new and expanded natural gas and propane service for agricultural projects. Introduced by Sen. Brent Jackson, R-Sampson.</p><p>Adopted 96-3. Returned to the Senate for concurrence.</p><p>Excused absence: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire</p><p>SB 444, UNC/Cherokee Language: Requires the constituent institutions of the University of North Carolina to recognize the Cherokee language as a language for which a student may satisfy a foreign language course requirement for degree completion. Introduced by Sen. Andrew Brock, R-Davie.</p><p>Adopted 108-1. Sent to the governor for approval.</p><p>Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire</p><p>SB 485, UNC Reports and E Commerce Improvements: Eliminates duplicative reporting requirements regarding personal service contracts for the University of North Carolina and allows the Board of Governors to provide for the implementation and expansion of e commerce infrastructure. Introduced by Sen. Tom Apodaca, R-Henderson.</p><p>Adopted 98-0. Sent to the governor for approval.</p><p>Excused absence: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire</p><p>SB 488, Nursing Home Administrator Fees: Amend the Nursing Home Administrator Act and increases certain fees. Introduced by Sen. Tommy Tucker, R-Union.</p><p>Adopted 110-3. Sent to the governor for approval.</p><p>Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire</p><p>SB 505, Agricultural Zoning: Clarifies that the exemption from zoning for a bona fide farm includes grain storage facilities. Introduced by Sen. Brent Jackson, R-Sampson.</p><p>Adopted 113-0. Sent to the governor for approval.</p><p>Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire</p><p>SB 626, Animal Shelter Changes: Amends existing laws to assist owners in recovering lost pets, relieve overcrowding at animal shelters, facilitate adoptions from animal shelters, and providing for improved enforcement of that law by making it part of the animal welfare act. Introduced by Sen. Floyd McKissick, D-Durham.</p><p>Adopted 105-0. Returned to the Senate for concurrence.</p><p>Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire</p><p>Senate</p><p>HB 15, Emergency Management Changes (Senate version): Permits the use of vehicles exclusively for law enforcement, firefighting or other emergency response purposes by the Division of Parks and Recreation and the North Carolina Forest Service and directs the Department of Public Safety to study methods of allowing prisoners to contribute to cleanup and mitigation efforts in connection with states of emergency declared in this state. Introduced by Rep. John Faircloth, R-Guilford.</p><p>Adopted 48-0. Returned to the House for concurrence.</p><p>Voting yes: Republican Tom Apodaca and Democrat Martin Nesbitt</p><p>HB 269, Scholarship Grants/Children with Disabilities (Senate version): Creates special education scholarship grants for children with disabilities that will be administered by the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority. Introduced by Rep. Jonathan Jordan, R-Ashe.</p><p>Adopted 36-6. Returned to the House for concurrence.</p><p>Voting yes: Apodaca</p><p>Voting no: Nesbitt</p><p>HB 476, Amend Underground Damage Prevention Act: Rewrites the laws regulating underground utility damage prevention. Introduced by Rep. Mike Hager, R-Rutherford.</p><p>Adopted 49-0. Returned to the House for concurrence.</p><p>Voting yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt</p><p>HB 646, Airports Exempt from Local Tree Ordinances: Prohibits a county or city from enforcing any ordinance that regulates the trimming or removal of trees on property owned or operated by a public airport authority. Introduced by Rep. Rick Catlin, R-New Hanover.</p><p>Adopted 48-0. Sent to the governor for approval.</p><p>Voting yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt</p><p>HB 692, Amend Predatory Lending Law (Senate version): Modifies the North Carolina anti predatory lending law and limits the provisions of state mortgage lending law to being no more restrictive than federal law. Introduced by Rep. John Szoka, R-Cumberland.</p><p>Adopted 43-0. Returned to the House for concurrence.</p><p>Voting yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt</p><p>HB 936, Wildlife Poacher Reward Fund (House version): Establishes a wildlife poacher reward fund to pay rewards to persons who give information to law enforcement authorities that results in the arrest and conviction of persons who commit serious wildlife violations and authorizes the use of compensation paid to the Wildlife Resources Commission as conditions of offenders' probation as assets of the fund. Introduced by Rep. Michael Wray, D-Northampton.</p><p>Adopted 48-0. Returned to the House for concurrence.</p><p>Voting yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt</p><p>Conference reports</p><p>These bills represent final compromises between the House and Senate and were adopted concurrently.</p><p>HB 232, State Health Plan Changes: Makes technical and other changes to the State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees as requested by the State Health Plan. Introduced by Rep. Jerry Dockham, R-Davidson.</p><p>Adopted 97-0 by the House and 48-0 by the Senate. Sent to the governor for approval.</p><p>House excused absence: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire</p><p>Senate yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt</p><p>HB 250, Charter School Enrollment: Provides for enrollment priority and procedures for certain students applying to charter schools. Introduced by Rep. Hardister, R-Guilford.</p><p>Adopted 68-47 by the House and 40-9 by the Senate. Sent to the governor for approval.</p><p>House yes: McGrady, Moffitt</p><p>House no: Whitmire</p><p>Senate yes: Apodaca</p><p>Senate no: Nesbitt</p><p>HB 614, N.C. Agriculture and Forestry Act: Provides that agricultural and forestry operations are not nuisances under certain circumstances and provide for the award of costs and attorneys' fees. Introduced by Rep. Nathan Ramsey, R-Buncombe.</p><p>Adopted 103-2 by the House and 49-0 by the Senate. Sent to the governor for approval.</p><p>House yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire</p><p>Senate yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt</p><p>HB 998, Tax Simplification and Reduction Act: Simplifies the North Carolina tax structure and reduces individual and business tax rates. Introduced by Rep. David Lewis, R-Harnett.</p><p>Adopted 77-36 by the House and 32-17 by the Senate. Sent to the governor for approval.</p><p>House yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire</p><p>Senate yes: Apodaca</p><p>Senate no: Nesbitt</p><p>HB 74, Regulatory Reform (Senate version): Streamlines the regulatory process in order to stimulate job creation, to eliminate unnecessary regulations and amend certain environmental and natural resources laws. Introduced by Rep. Tom Murry, R-Wake.</p><p>Adopted 26-7. Returned to the House for concurrence.</p><p>Voting yes: Apodaca</p><p>Excused absence: Nesbitt</p><p> </p><p>HB 522, Foreign Laws/Protect Constitutional Rights (Senate version): Establishes protections for rights and privileges granted under the United States and North Carolina constitutions in the application of foreign law. Introduced by Rep. Marilyn Avila, R-Wake.</p><p>Adopted 31-2. Returned to the House for concurrence.</p><p>Voting yes: Apodaca</p><p>Excused absence: Nesbitt</p><p> </p><p>SB 151, Coastal Policy Reform (concurrence vote): Amends marine fisheries laws, the law governing the construction of terminal groins, and clarifies that cities and counties may enforce ordinances within the state's public trust areas. Introduced by Sen. Bill Rabon, R-Brunswick.</p><p>Adopted 28-5. Sent to the governor for approval</p><p>Voting yes: Apodaca</p><p>Excused absence: Nesbitt</p><p> </p><p>SB 626, Animal Shelter Changes (concurrence vote): Amends existing laws to assist owners in recovering lost pets, relieve overcrowding at animal shelters, facilitate adoptions from animal shelters, and providing for improved enforcement of that law by making it part of the animal welfare act. Introduced by Sen. Floyd McKissick, D-Durham.</p><p>Adopted 33-0. Sent to the governor for approval</p><p>Voting yes: Apodaca</p><p>Excused absence: Nesbitt</p>